
More rain means another day off at Marian
Efforts to reopen Marian Central Catholic High School after a Monday night lightning strike hit the school suffered a setback on Thursday. The school will remain closed for a fourth […]

Efforts to reopen Marian Central Catholic High School after a Monday night lightning strike hit the school suffered a setback on Thursday. The school will remain closed for a fourth […]

Students’ unexpected September holiday stretched into a third day Thursday at Marian Central Catholic High School as repairs continued on the building after a lightning strike to the school’s 30-foot […]


Lightning from Monday’s storm, which cascaded sheets of water on Woodstock, hit the chimney atop Marian Central Catholic High School, causing “quite extensive” damage, according to interim superintendent Vito DeFrisco. […]





Two local women are among six McHenry County College students to receive the Education to Empowerment award, a scholarship and mentoring opportunity for women offered by the Friends of MCC […]

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